Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
NAGPUR: The cash-strapped Nagpur Municipal Corporation moved one step ahead as far as its dream of getting central funds under Smart City project is concerned. A 10-member team of experts from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) visited the Orange City on Thursday to assess the civic …
The Government has constituted a “High-Powered Steering Committee (HPSC)” with Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Parida as its Chairman for Smart Cities Mission in the Union Territory of Puducherry. Finance Secretary and thirteen others including District Collector, Puducherry and Municipal Commissioners were made members to the committee. According to an official …
Uttar Pradesh has sent out a list of 13 cities to the Government of India for development as Smart Cities. Apart from state capital Lucknow, seven cities from western UP—Ghaziabad, Meerut, Aligarh, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Agra, and Rampur—have made the cut for being considered as Smart Cities under guidelines prescribed …
With Gurgaon having failed to find a place among the top two cities that would represent Haryana in the Centre's 'Smart City Challenge', chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said the state government will develop Gurgaon as the "smartest city" on its own. "Gurgaon is already a smart city …
JAIPUR: The state government has finalized and sent a proposal to the Centre to incorporate four cities under smart city mission, including Jaipur. The other three cities are Ajmer, Udaipur and Kota. An official informed, "The Centre has sought names of the cities under this mission, which state has to …
NEC Corporation and AP Technology Services Limited (APTS), a wholly owned state company of Andhra Pradesh, India that develops IT, electronics and communications services, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate in the areas of information technology for smart city initiatives in the state. The MoU was signed at …
Due to the non-payment of taxes and other user charges by city residents, Jalandhar has moved down to No. 3, behind Mohali and Ludhiana in the list of cities to be shortlisted by the state government for the smart city project. Also, the non-recovery of dues of the past few …
The State Government on Thursday decided to nominate five cities for inclusion in the sought-after list of 100 smart cities from across the country. While Capital City Bhubaneswar has emerged top scorer with 70 per cent as per the city challenge guideline prepared by the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), …
While TRADE and industry organisations are eager to provide their suggestions on Erode’s REQUIREMENTS for transforming into a Smart City, there is no clarity on the process involved. Perceived emphasis of the Central Government on e-governance without any mention about infrastructure development by the City Corporation identified for the project …
Nagpur: If the cash-strapped Nagpur Municipal Corporation wants the state's second capital to be among the 100 smart cities in the country, it will have to shell out Rs 50 crore per annum besides spending Rs 200 crore annually for next five years to carry out various development works. This …
To equip smart cities with green energy The petroleum ministry is contemplating developing green energy corridors across the country. The corridors in the northern region are Delhi-Jaipur, Delhi-Chandigarh, Delhi-Haridwar and Delhi-Agra. Similar green corridors are proposed for Allahabad-Kanpur-Varanasi, Bengaluru-Mumbai-Pune and Andhra Pradesh. The ministry is planning to extend the network …
The Directorate of Urban Local Bodies, Haryana, has served a time-bound notice on all municipal councils to stake claim to the smart city status. The civic bodies have been asked to submit details within a week. Out of 100 such cities across the country, the Government of India has chosen …
KOLKATA: Heads of 59 municipalities attended a meeting on Tuesday when they were briefed about the central guidelines for a smart city before they join the competition to be enlisted in the scheme. Only four municipalities will be able to make it to the final list to receive central funds …
The arid expanses of the Sahara desert could be transformed within a decade, according to French architecture company OXO. The Parisian firm has proposed building a futuristic mixed-use tower in the world's biggest desert. The tower's design is based on renewable resources like rainwater collection, solar power and geothermal energy …
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the smart city project in New Delhi recently, the Municipal Corporation of Jalandhar (MCJ) has geared up to get the city included in the project. The MCJ is trying hard to give the city a 21st-century “smart city” look, an urban-planning term for the …
Only 44 per cent of Delhi’s buildings are smart, revealed a first-of-its kind survey on “smart buildings.” Conducted on 2,000 buildings across eight cities in India, the survey by Honeywell India says buildings in the Capital are still “mid-ranked”. “Buildings like the T-3 Terminal, a couple of metro stations along …
Agartala: Tripura will present the success story of Light Emitting Diode (LED) illumination of Agartala tomorrow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all other Indian city administrators at Vigyan Bhawan. Tripura Urban Development Minister Manik Dey on Wednesday said that Ministry of Urban Development has convened a meeting of urban …
Cities accommodate nearly 31% of India's current population and contribute 63% of GDP (Census 2011). Urban areas are expected to house 40% of India's population and contribute 75% of India's GDP by 2030. This requires comprehensive development of physical, institutional, social and economic infrastructure. All are important in improving the …
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today said that for the first time in the country, the people, and the urban leadership would play the pivotal role in deciding the future course of their cities. He was speaking at the launch of three major urban development initiatives: AMRUT (Atal Mission …
In a race between 100 cities picked up from states and union territories across the country, only 20 will start their 'smart' journey this financial year. The remaining 80, in the proposed 100 smart city plan, will join the club in two equal batches of 40 each in the following …
